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Robert Sabatier
Among his notable works is the autobiographical series of novels "Roman d'Olivier" about growing up in the streets of a poor quarter in Paris during the 1930s. A title from the series, ''Les Allumettes Suédoises'' (''The Safety Matches'', also translated under the title ''The Match Boy''), was adapted for French TV by Jacques Ertaud. According to Kirkus Reviews, the book ''Les Allumettes Suédoises'' sold 200,000 copies. Other autobiographical installments include "Olivier 1940" and "Les Trompettes Guerrières". More recent works include ''Diogène'' about the Cynic philosopher of ancient Greece.
As a poet, Sabatier was awarded Le Prix Guillaume Apollinaire in 1955. A small selection of Sabatier's poems have been published in English translations by the American poet X.J. Kennedy and others in the anthology ''Modern European Poetry'' (edited by Willis Barnstone et al., published by Bantam Books, NY, 1966). Kennedy's translations of Sabatier include the poems "Vegetal Body" and the elegiac "Mortal Landscape" where Sabatier wonders
The bird is flown, the monster not yet bornIn an introduction to Sabatier, Barnstone states: "The poet's despair has sharp edges . . . but the bitter violence that strikes at the reader of these poems has its roots in an earlier joy that persists like a dream." Sabatier's poetry is deeply colored by memory and division: "He held the image that he loved so tight/his body itself cast two shadows."
where shall we go in this demolished world?".
Before his death, Sabatier was writing his memoirs. Provided by Wikipedia
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1Œuvres poétiques complètesPublished 2005Call Number: Loading…
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2Le sourire aux lèvres: romanPublished 2000Call Number: Loading…
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3La souris verte: RomanPublished 1990Call Number: Loading…
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4Lecture: poèmesPublished 1987Call Number: Loading…
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5Dédicace d'un navire et autres poèmes: et autres poèmesPublished 1984Call Number: Loading…
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6Kinder des Sommers: RomanPublished 1981Call Number: Loading…
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7Kinder des Sommers (Les enfants de l'été, dt.) RomanPublished 1981Call Number: Loading…
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8Les enfants de l'été: romanPublished 1978Call Number: Loading…
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9Icare et autres poèmesPublished 1976Call Number: Loading…
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10Histoire de la poésie françaiseBand 4 - La poésie du XVIIIe siècleby Sabatier, Robert 1923-2012Published 1975Call Number: Loading…
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11Die schwedischen Zündhölzer (Les allumettes suédoises, dt.) RomanPublished 1970Call Number: Loading…
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12Ein Mann in Paris: RomanPublished 1969Call Number: Loading…
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13Le chinois d'Afrique: RomanPublished 1966Call Number: Loading…
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14Lichter von Paris [Boulevard, dt.] RomanPublished 1965Call Number: Loading…
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15La mort du figuier: RomanPublished 1962Call Number: Loading…
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16L'état princier: art et création poétiquesPublished 1961Call Number: Loading…
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17Les trompettes guerrières: romanPublished 2007Call Number: Loading…
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18Olivier 1940: romanPublished 2003Call Number: Loading…
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19Die grüne Maus: RomanPublished 1991Call Number: Loading…
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20Eine Kindheit am Montmartre: RomanPublished 1989Call Number: Loading…
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